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8 1/2 (8½) (1963)

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8.2 IMDB rating

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8½ is about Guido Anselmi, an Italian director who has lost all inspiration for his upcoming movie, and it's too late to back out. And aside from the fact that he can't make the film, his mistress, wife, producer, and all the rest of his friends, are pressuring him about one thing or another. So he retreats into his dreams to shelter himself from ... (more)


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Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Guido Anselmi
Anouk Aimée

Anouk Aimée

Luisa Anselmi
Rossella Falk

Rossella Falk

Rossella
Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Gloria Morin
Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine, l'attrice francese
Caterina Boratto

Caterina Boratto

La signora misteriosa
Eddra Gale

Eddra Gale

La Saraghina
Guido Alberti

Guido Alberti

Pace, il produttore


Written by (View all) :
Ennio Flaiano

Ennio Flaiano

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Beautiful surrealistic art film...

Posted : 10 months ago at Sep 8 1:42
"I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest film. No lies whatsoever. I thought I had something so simple to say. Something useful to everybody. A film that could help bury forever all those dead things we carry within ourselves. Instead, I'm the one without the courage to bury anything at all. When did I go wrong? I really have nothing to say, but I want to say it all the same." Out of all the films from the imaginative mind of legendary director Federico Fellini, 8½ is possibly his most celebrated masterpiece. When it comes to entrancing and mesmerising surrealism, Fellini's talents remain unparalleled. 8½ is strictly an art film that certainly is not for all tastes. It conveys a fascinating autobiographical narrative through thoroughly artistic visuals and intrica...Read more